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effects of celestial phenomena, the casting of nativities, the books on mathematics, as well as my own name. can tell all the present, past, and future events, unhindered, like a muni who has magic powers from penance, O king.'
Then the king replied, 'O Brahman, at this instant tell what will happen in the future. Confidence is the fruit of knowledge.' The Brahman said, 'On the seventh day, a flood will bring about the end of the world, after making the whole world one ocean.'
Feeling simultaneously both astonishment and disturbance at that speech, the king looked at the faces of the other astrologers. Questioned by the king by the gesture of an eye-brow, angered by the Brahman's difficult speech, the astrologers spoke with ridicule :
'If he- -some new astrologer-has appeared, have new books on astronomy come into existence, master, by whose authority he says this thing painful to the ear to hear, "A flood will make the whole world one ocean"? Have new planets, constellations, stars come into existence by authority of whose retrograde and accelerated movements, etc., he says that? That is not in conformity with the books on astronomy here from the twelve angas composed by the ganabhṛts, the disciples of the All-knowing. These planets, suns, etc., which agree with the treatiseswe consider such a thing not to be in accordance with them.
CHAPTER SIX
This Lavana Ocean which encircles Jambudvipa will certainly not cross the boundary, like you. If some new ocean, originating from the sky or the middle of the earth is to make this universe one ocean, is this man reckless, or possessed by a demon, or drunk, or crazed, or naturally mad ? Or did he study the sacred texts at the wrong time and forget them, that unchecked he says such an
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